Togo women's national football team
The Togo women's national football team (French: Équipe du Togo féminine de football) represents the Togolese Republic in women's international football competition since 2006. Togo is managed by the Togolese Football Federation (FTF), the governing body of football in Togo. The team has played five FIFA-recognised matches, in 2006 and 2007, before reappearing in the 2018 WAFU Women's Cup, set in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Their manager since January 2018 is Kaï Tomety.[3] Togo's home stadium is the Stade de Kégué, located in Lomé.
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Nickname(s) | Les Éperviers Dames (The Female Sparrowhawks)[1] | ||
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Association | Togolese Football Federation (FTF) | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
Head coach | Kaï Tomety | ||
Most caps | Unknown | ||
Top scorer | Unknown | ||
Home stadium | Stade de Kégué | ||
FIFA code | TOG | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | NR (18 December 2020)[2] | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (São Tomé and Príncipe; 19 February 2006) | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
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Togo has never qualified for a FIFA World Cup or an Africa Women Cup of Nations. Currently, they are unranked on the FIFA Women's World Rankings for not having played more than five matches against officially ranked teams.
History
Togo did not compete in their first FIFA-sanctioned match until 2006, when they played five games.[4][5] In their first game, on 19 February, Togo beat São Tomé and Príncipe 3–0.[5] The team beat São Tomé and Príncipe again by a score of 6–0 on 26 February 2006 in Togo.[5][6] In its next two games, Togo lost 0–9 and 1–3 to Congo. The team has since played just one match. In 2007, the team competed at the Tournoi de Cinq Nations held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. There, Togo was paired with Mali and Ivory Coast on Pool B. The team lost 0–5 to Ivory Coast before being disqualified for bringing a club team, MBA Lomé, to the competition in violation of tournament rules.[7][8]
The team was expected to participate in the 2010 African Women's Championship and was scheduled to play against Mali but withdrew before the competition started.[9] The same occurred in the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification process, where Togo was drawn with Algeria, but withdrew before playing any game. The team was replaced by Ethiopia, and were excluded from participating in the 2018 edition in Ghana.[10]
Now coached by Kaï Tomety, the Éperviers Dames finally returned to the international competition in the maiden edition of the WAFU Women's Cup, after 11 years of absence. The performance of the new team, however, wasn't good as expected, since they were eliminated in the group stage after suffering heavy defeats to Senegal, Mali and Nigeria. Afi Woedikou scored Togo's only goal in the tournament against the latter, as result of a penalty kick.
Home stadium
The Togo women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade de Kégué.
Background and development
The national football association, the Togolese Football Federation, was founded in 1960 and became affiliated with FIFA in 1964.[4][11] The organisation has fifteen staff members focusing on women's football.[4] Football is the fourth-most-popular women's sport in Togo, trailing basketball, handball and volleyball.[4] Football's popularity is growing, however. The country had 380 registered players in 2006, up from 180 in 2000.[4] Women's football was first organised in the country in 2000.[12] By 2006, there were 105 football clubs in Togo, 11 of which were for women only.[4] A national women's competition was created by 2006 and was still operating in 2009.[4][12] While there are no school, university or regional competitions for women's football, there was an active under-17 women's league in 2009.[12][13] In 2010, a women's football competition involving 50 women's teams was organised by the German embassy, which provided teams with football kits and footballs.[14][15][16]
Coaching staff
- The current coaching staff was announced on 8 January 2018.[3]
Players
Current squad
- The following players were named on date month year for the xxx tournament.
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including date month year.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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Recent call-ups
- The following players have been called up to the Togo squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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Individual records
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Managers
Manager | Career | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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2006–2007 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.0 |
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2018–present | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
Results and fixtures
- The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixtures
2006
19 February 2006 2006 AWCQ | São Tomé and Príncipe ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | São Tomé and Príncipe |
26 February 2006 2006 AWCQ | Togo ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Togo |
12 March 2006 2006 AWCQ | Congo ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() | Brazzaville, Congo |
2007
5 September 2007 2007 Tournoi de Cinq Nations | Ivory Coast ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
2016
6 March 2016 2016 AWCONQ | Algeria ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
2018
15 February 2018 2018 WAFU Women's Cup | Senegal ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
17:30 | Ngom ![]() Diedhiou ![]() Sagna ![]() Diop ![]() Ndeye ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Referee: Sonia Koré (Ivory Coast) |
17 February 2018 2018 WAFU Women's Cup | Mali ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
20:00 | Touré ![]() F. Diarra ![]() A. Diarra ![]() Traoré ![]() Tangara ![]() S. Diarra ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stade Robert Champroux |
19 February 2018 2018 WAFU Women's Cup | Nigeria ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
17:30 | Anam ![]() Uchendu ![]() Wogu ![]() |
Report | Woedikou ![]() |
Stadium: Stade Robert Champroux |
Head-to-head records against other teams
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
Total | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 34 | −23 |
Achievements
Women's World Cup record
Women's World Cup finals | Women's World Cup qualification | |||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Did Not Qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | |||||||
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Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
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Did Not Enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
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Excluded | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
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To Be Determined | To Be Determined | ||||||||||||
Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
Olympic Games record
Olympic Games finals | Olympic Games qualification | |||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Africa Women Cup of Nations finals | Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification | |||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Did Not Enter | No Qualifying Process | ||||||||||||
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Did Not Qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | |||||||
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Did Not Enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
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Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
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Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
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Excluded | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
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Cancelled | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
African Games record
African Games finals | African Games qualification | |||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tournoi de Cinq Nations record
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WAFU Women's Cup record
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References
- "Le Sénégal s'éclate devant le Togo". Confederation of African Football (CAF) (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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(help) - "Togo: Fixtures and Results". FIFA. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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- "Algeria face Ethiopia in African Women's Championship qualifier". Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- Tom Dunmore (16 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Soccer. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7188-5. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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- "Signature de convention avec PLAN Togo, remise de diplôme d'entraineur" (in French). Togo: de l'Ambassade d'Allemagne au Togo. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
Environ une cinquantaine d'équipes prendront part à cette compétition. La première phase de ce tournoi verra la participation de douze (12) équipes féminines. La subvention de l'Ambassade est constituée d'une assistance financière et matérielle: un lot de 300 tricots et de 50 ballons de football. Notons que ce même projet bénéficie de l'appui de l'Institut Goethe qui apporte l'aide technique, logistique et culturelle. M. Coulibaly, le Représentant du PLAN Togo s'est réjoui du geste des autorités allemandes et a souhaivé que cette collaboration soit maintenu pour le bien de la promotion de la jeune togolaise.
- "Les femmes feront-elles mieux que les hommes ?" (in French). Togo: République Togolaise. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
Le Comité national olympique togolais (CNOT) et la Confédération olympique allemande souhaitent conjuguer leurs efforts pour développer le foot féminin au Togo.
- Palmer (17 September 2010). "L'Association WOFUT ou le football féminin au chevet d'Obilale" (in French). Togo: TogoZine. Retrieved 29 June 2012.